Mena teachers are already earning professional development hours at the DeQueen/Mena Education Service Cooperative. Today exploring the latest Google Classroom updates, new features, and tips they can use for a more effective and efficient classroom.
The Mena Jr. Bearcats had a great time at the Harding Camp !
This past Friday the Mena FFA Jr. Trap team competed in the state tournament in Jacksonville! Team members competed
in the second flight of the morning. However, the other squad in our bracket had our number on Friday and the team was knocked out in the first round. For first year shooters this was a great first year! These five will be able to compete in the fall at the FFA shoot in November and in the spring they will move to the senior division. Congratulations on a great first year!
Team Members:
Drake Dollar-Captain
Dax McMellon
Grayson Farringer
Sean Maechler
Waylon Head
Mena Senior High Cheer team attended a National Cheer Association team camp at Hendrix College in Conway this past week!
They received many team and individual awards and recognitions including:
Sharp for Sophia Award
SAFE Stunting Award
2nd Place in Cheer Competition
Qualification for Nationals
Kiylee Hughes & Shantal Tecson were named NCA All American Cheerleaders.
Patience Ferguson was selected by NCA staff to tryout to teach for them next summer.
Cheerleaders selected by NCA staff to tryout for All American Cheerleaders:
Joey Decker
Hailey Emerson
Patience Ferguson
Amy Gragg
Kiylee Hughes
Cloey Massey
Shantal Tecson
Sophia Vacca
The Mena Jr. High Cheerleaders attended camp at Hendrix this week. They worked on many skills and made many improvements. They have worked so hard and it has paid off!
Five girls were nominated for All American Cheerleader:
Chloe Cossey
Bre Crider
Rayleigh Goodnight
Trinity Aviles
Lily Kate Doughty.
As a team Mena earned most improved, a stunt safe award, a bid to Nationals, a spirit stick, and 1st place for the Jr High Band Chant!
Out with the old & in with the new!
Bob Carver Bearcat Stadium is closed to the public till further notice.
The Little Ladycats Camp got underway on Wednesday at the Union Bank Center. It was a great first day with 60 campers.
We will welcome any new campers Thursday, $30.
Mena Public Schools will offer breakfast and/or lunch to anyone 18 and under free of charge beginning June 6th,2022 through June 30th 2022. Locations are:
Louise Durham Elementary 106 N. Reine in Mena on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Mena Middle School, 700 S Morrow St. Monday -Thursday.
Times are 8:00am to 8:30am for breakfast, 12:00pm to 12:30pm for lunch.
The Mena Public Schools Year End Celebration was held on Tuesday in the Performing Arts Center. A number of employees were recognized for their years of service.
1 YEAR
MADYSON BIRTCHER
JAMIE GROGAN
WANALYNN ALEXANDER
JORDAN BAILEY
REAGAN BLACK
ALEXA BREWER
BRIANNE BURFORD
CHRISTIE CHANDLER
VINCENT COLEMAN
LANA COOGAN
HANNAH CRAFTON
SHANDA CRAIG
CARRI CRANFORD
AUDRA CUMMINGS
SHELBY GARCIA
ERIN GRANT
LEANNA HARPER
JESSICA HUGHES
AMBER LABERTEW
SHANNON LYLE
KRISTEN MANASCO
MALLORY MCCONNELL
CHERISH MICHAEL
ABBY MINTON
ISAAC MINTON
REAGAN PETERS
ASHLKEY PREGON
JAQUELINE REDFEARN
LISA ROBERTS
KRISTI SCHULLER
AILEEN SIRKIS
KATHRYN SMITH
ABIGAIL TILLEY
TIMOTHY WALSTON
COURTNEY WARREN
ERIKA WILLIAMS
BRIANNA PETERS
LIBERTY JACOT
5 YEAR
SARAH BILLINGS
RACHEL CARTER
DANIEL HENDRIX
ALYSSA HOSTETLER
CHARMAINE MARTIN
KENNEDY MCCORMICK
JILL NEWBOLT
CYNTIA STANDRIDGE
LEAH TAYLOR
10 YEAR
KRYSTAL BOYD
PEGGY FOSTER
LORRIE HENRY
TIFFANY LUTTMER
AMY MONTGOMERY
LINDA SHELLEY
TERESA TORIX
SCOTT WRIGHT
15 YEARS
CE;ESTE ASHCRAFT
DIANNE HUNTER
MITCH MILNE
SHERMA PETERS
DEE SMITH
HEATHER GOSS
25 YEARS
STACI BROOKS
DALYNNE RANDOLPH
NATHAN STONE
30+ YEARS
LEO BARGE
TODD COOGAN
TERESA CLARK
BECKY RICHARDSON
MEGAN TIBBS
BRYAN MAYE
PATTY OGLESBY
ANNITA HENDRIX
RETIREES
RODNEY PURVIS
LINDA COLLINS
JIMMA HOLDER
KAREN PURVIS
Mrs. Sikes is very pleased with her 6th Grade Top 3 Timed Test Typists:
1st place Brynlee Bahr - 73 WPM
2nd place Bryer Landrum - 68 WPM
3rd place: Alec Erickson -67 WPM
The HHE Boys Group visited Phillip Hatley’s farm today! The Thank you Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Ann for everything! WE really enjoyed it!
Mrs. Warren's class at Louise Durham Elementary is celebrating the end of second grade cozied up by the fire at Camp Read S'more!
Mrs. Barrett’s class at Holly Harshman Elementary enjoyed their final field trip at Phillip Hatley’s farm! Thank you Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Ann for everything!
Several Family and Consumer Science students at Mena High School have completed the training and passed the exam to earn the ServSafe Food Handler Certification. Those students include:
Gabe Corcoran
Joseph McLellan
Dennison Reed
Ashlyn Seaton
Logan Shone
Kenny Smudrick
Londyn Wagner
Caroline Cannon (Pictured)
Lukas Charbonnier (Pictured)
Eisayah Day (Pictured)
Connor Efird
Abigail Felix (Pictured)
Isaiah Renard
Ashlynne Self (Pictured)
Shantal Tecson (Pictured)
Marixa Delgado
Addi Dollar
Oliviana Ortiz
Elizabeth Williams
Haylie Harmon
Lilian Kaliwoda
Vanessa Ludlow
Jessica Nicholson
Brooklyn Pennington
Richard Sanchez
Summer Venable
Holly Harshman Elementary held their End of Year Assembly on Wednesday in the Performing Arts Center. If you were unable to attend you can watch it now on the Mena Public Schools You Tube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsBluYWQ4M
Mena Pre K Graduation was held Tuesday evening in the Performing Arts Center. What a great look group of young people. We can't wait to see what the rest of their journey with us has in store.
The Junior Ladycat’s competed in Spring Queen where they were tested in vertical, mile, 400, 100, squat, bench, power clean and push press. Several girls met the challenge. Including Elliott Dugan, Ava Fields, Emmi Hensley, Chloe Stepp, Kylene Denton, Alayna Gilbert, Pascha Wistrand, Kate Wilson, Anabelle Peters, Jayden Cox, Chloe Hooper.
Kylene Denton was crowned our Spring Queen.
The Mena High School Class of 2022 graduated in front of a packed house at the Union Bank Center on Saturday. Good luck graduates. You will be missed !
Graduation practice was held Friday morning at Mena High School.
Don't forget that commencement will be Saturday at 10:00am in the Union Bank Center. Doors will open at 9:30am & overflow will be in the Performing Arts Center if necessary.
Leanna Harper's students at Louise Durham Elementary have been discussing motors and their function in boats and cars.
